Overseer for Imperial Scientific Development
- Intent: To create a modern advanced science vehicle
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- Permissions:
- HPI technology under full permissions tag
- Permission for FUAE items under special permissions
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- Manufacturer: Rocksolid Arms
- Affiliation: Eternal Empire Committee of Scientific development - can be requisitioned by or permanently attached to other departments
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: KV-2100 Trident Pattern All-terrain Science Crawler
- Modularity: Scientic research packages can be changed dependent on mission but the primary hardware is fixed.
- Production: Limited - EE military specialists only
- Material:
- Alloyplast frame
- Theadian for transparent surfaces and viewscreens
- Dral Kayatr Hull plating
- Skuggalegy-i pattern stealth polymer
- Electrical components
- Durasteel
- Plastics
- Classification: Science crawler
- Role: Ground based science vehicle
- Size: Average
- Weight : Very Heavy
- Armament: Very Low
- 1 turret mounted FAE-SW-08 light hybrid beam cannon on remote operated retractable arm with 360° coverage
- Defenses: Very High
- MP-042l "Skjöldr" Energy Shields - primarily in Hull conforming mode, but can project shielded bubble in a radius of around 8m from the centre of the vehicle, providing a sheltered area that Crew can operate within if necessary.
- Dral Kayatr plating
- Electronic countermeasures suite
- Excellent CBRN protection
- Maneuverability Rating: Extreme
- Speed Rating: Average
- Propulsion:
- Primary locomotion by three omnidirectional rolling balls on articulated legs.
- Balls house numerous miniaturised tractor/pressor systems which allow it to either float in pressor mode (at the cost of speed and fine control), or in tractor mode the grip can be increased to either lock the vehicle in place or allow vertical wall climbing.
- Minimum Crew: 0 - capable of being operated by AI
- Optimal Crew: 2
- Passenger Capacity: 2 - Cargo hold can accommodate up to 4 additional fold out seats at cost of reduced cargo capacity. Each seat in use reduces the cargo capacity by around 15%
- Cargo Capacity: High
- Vehicle is equipped with all of the standard features, systems and amenities expected of a vehicle of this size and class
- Divine Eyes sensor and electronics systems
- Phase-iii Dream Sight Combat Electronics System
- MEIPOC AI link and program code
- ECSS-01 | Environmental Condition Stabiliser System
- Holowall Technology
- KH-S1 "Universal Storage" Pattern Technology
- HAPU | Hybrid Antimatter Power Unit
- Imyndaða Series Solid State Hologram
- Advanced scientific experiments systems
- Antisepsis and Magcon field generators
- Extremely advanced scientific platform: Using bleeding edge scientific systems, including restricted military hardware, for its size, this is one of the most effective scientific ground vehicles available.
- Stealthy: While not perfect stealth, the stealth polymer does make it difficult to track for most non-military scanners.
- Peerless Maneuverability: Being able to move at full speed in any direction and change direction rapidly makes the vehicle exceptionally nimble. This is before considering its wall climbing ability.
- Excellent defences: designed to carry around some of the greatest minds in the Empire into areas that may be dangerous due to either enemy activity or the activity of the environment being studied. The vehicle itself is well protected and can project its shield into a bubble to provide a safe haven for scientists operating in the immediate vicinity too.
- Puny armaments: Equipped with only the equivalent of 1 light laser cannons, the vehicle can do little offensively against military vehicles.
- Heavy Vehicle: With its armour and advanced tech, the vehicle is relatively heavy, so it is reliant on its repulsor systems to traverse weak bridges and is difficult to move if damaged.
- No Windows: Entirely reliant on its sensors and dreamsight for vision, if these systems are disabled it is entirely blind unless the stick their heads out the external doors.
- Low transport capacity: In order to fit as much hardware in as possible, internal passenger space is limited to a maximum of eight individuals, which is a low number for a vehicle of this size and cost and leaves little room for a military escort once the science team is filled out.
This vehicle is a very advanced addition to the Imperial Scientific armoury. It sensor packages and scientific equipment can be swapped put depending on the mission, but the chassis itself is designed to be a robust and flexible tool.
Three large rollerballs on articulated legs allow the vehicle to move in any direction with ease and allow it to handle very uneven terrain even without engaging its pressor systems. With the Pressor systems engaged it can hover around a metre off the ground, but movement is slower, and the vehicle is more likely to drift in tight turns. Using the tractor mode, the vehicle can hunker down and withstand high winds, earthquakes a d other problems that might topple it, it can also use this mode to grip to vertical and beyond vertical surfaces.
The entire vehicle is designed to have heavy automation and can be driven by AI alone to allow scientists to concentrate on their jobs and not waste space with a dedicated driving position. It's capacity is from 4-8 humanoids depending on the required cargo capacity, the vehicle interior is cramped but well lit and ergonomically designed with effective environmental controls, access to the vehicle is from arge rear hatch, a 1.5m hatch in the top above the cockpit, and an emergency hatch beneath the cargo bay.
The vehicle has two driving seats sat next to each other about a third of the way from the front, with most of the power generation and vehicle operating systems in the cramped and armoured nose. With no windows, all vision is provided by the external sensors and the dreamsight suit is capable of projecting an almost 360° image of the surroundings inside the cockpit, allowing the driving crew excellent visibility. Panels in the operations sections also allow the same style of visibility outside the vehicle but the view is more restricted due to wall mounted hardware.
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